Performance Based Pay-for-Play (SEC example)

Seems we can all agree that there is no “fair” way to pay players. But what if the amount a player received was based on performance? Could that work? Here’s my idea:

• All players get the same base pay at every school (I’ll use $500 per game purely as an example) + potential bonuses based on performance.



Let’s look at a recent SEC matchup between a big program and smaller program: Ole Miss vs Alabana

• QB John Rhys Plumlee had 3 TDs and ran for 109 yards vs Alabana:
- (base) * ((1.3)*(1.109))
= ($500) * (1.44) = $720.

• Ole Miss ran for 290 yards vs Alabana - so for each offensive linemen:
- ($500) * (1.290) = $645
- or for 470 total yards ($500) * (1.470) = $735

Or maybe you cut out player specific pay - and make it based on the entire offensive or defensive production.

• Ole Miss scored 31 points vs Alabana, so the players that actually played each get:
- (($500) * 1.31) = $655.



This eliminates the issue of determining how much one player gets compared to another - while also motivating players to play better. Thoughts?

Let’s keep the discussion civil and serious since this is the hot debate topic!